Job Description
Company
Description
Situated atop the scenic bluffs overlooking Santa
Monica Beach, Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows is just a stone's throw away
from some of Southern Californiaâs best attractions including Santa Monica
Pier and its historic carousel as well as Third Street Promenade -- famous
for its fine restaurants, live entertainment, movie theatres, shopping, local
artists' scene and a weekly farmerâs market.
What is in
it for you:
- Employee benefit card offering discounted rates
in Accor worldwide for you and your family - Learning programs through our
Academies designed to sharpen your skills - Ability to make a difference
through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet
21 - Career development opportunities with national and international
promotion opportunities. The sky is your limit - Salary Range: $165,000 -
$180,000Â USDÂ Gross per annum
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The Director
of Revenue Management (DRM) is responsible for developing and executing
the hotel's overall revenue strategy while leading the Revenue Management
and Reservations teams. This role drives revenue growth by optimizing pricing,
inventory, and distribution strategies across all market segments and revenue
streams, ensuring alignment with the hotel's commercial objectives and brand
positioning.
The DRM leverages data analytics, market intelligence,
and forecasting to identify opportunities, provide strategic recommendations
to the Commercial Strategy team, ownership, and corporate leadership,
and support informed business decisions. The role is accountable for maintaining
the integrity of revenue data, optimizing inventory allocation, and implementing
pricing strategies that maximize both revenue and profitability.
As a key
commercial leader, collaborates closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations,
and Finance to deliver a unified revenue strategy that enhances overall hotel
performance.
In addition, the role is responsible for identifying, mentoring, and developing
Revenue Management talent, fostering a high-performing team and building
a strong pipeline of future
leaders.
Responsibilities
- Leverages Revenue
Management analytics, technologies, processes, tools, and training programs
to optimize hotel profits. - Leads strategic planning and collaborates
with all hotel profit generation teams to actively seek opportunities to drive
incremental profit for Rooms, Restaurants, Spas, and other revenue
streams. - Creates short- and long-term forecasts, that yield the best
decisions on pricing and yielding tactics - Participates in the annual
budget process and produces long term projections, as required. - Actively
participates in ownership conversations and presentations - Effectively
communicates a compelling Total Hotel Profit Optimization vision to all relevant
property leaders, fosters Revenue Management Culture within the revenue
generating departments of the hotel and teaches RM concepts within
the hotel. - Leverages Revenue Management analytics, technologies,
processes, tools, and training programs to optimize hotel
profits. - Monitors relevant economic, market, and competitive set
indicators to derive insight-led profit generation strategies. - Chairs
and prepares materials for the weekly Revenue Management Meetings, following
Brand guidelines. - Maximizes room revenue contribution through a thorough
understanding of all booking channels and management of inventory and rate
therein. - Optimizes pricing, promotions, and availability strategies
through definition and management of all rates, rate levels, stay restrictions
and other tactics, which are congruent with demand factors to target the most
profitable customer segments to maximize profits. - Directs and manages
all channel distribution strategies. Evaluates new business opportunities
related to booking channels. - Collaborate with the Marketing team
to execute, measure, evaluate and improve digital marketing efforts, to support
the hotel strategic marketing plans working within the established
budgets. - Together with the Marketing team, manages performance reviews
with OTA/CTO partners, keeping up-to-date on each partnerâs distribution
options and extranet maintenance, to ensure optimal display of the hotel.
Evaluates extranet enhancements. - System owner for RMS, CRS (ORS
and TARS), Rate shopping system, TravelCLICK products and hotel specific
platforms. Responsible for data quality and system hygiene, following Accor
standards, recommendations and procedures. - Oversees content management
in all electronic channels, liaises with hotel Marketing team to ensure regular
updates of images and descriptions of hotel, room brands, outlets and services
are completed. - Oversees relationship with GRC and Distribution services
teams. - Maintains relationships with local market competitors to keep
informed of trends and news. - Motivate, lead, coach and manage all
aspects of team membersâ performance towards achieving exceptional guest
service and employee satisfaction results.
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- Strong
communication skills, both verbal and written - Dynamic can-do
attitude - Strong analytical skills and attention
to detail - Presents a professional and polished
appearance - Effectively deal with guests and other team
members - Previous reservation experience highly
preferred - Experience with Ideas G3 RMS, Opera PMS, Passkey, Delphi
or Opera Sales and Catering preferred - Possessing the trait of
being organized and multi-tasking - Ability to complete work within given
deadlines - Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information
and protect company assets
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